Daveymfc 39 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 £30mil plus incentives and personally I'd sell him. We should easily be able to replace him with that sort of money and also have some left over for other areas. Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Like has been said, if we kick off the sale of Gibson first then we'll undoubtedly add an extra £5m minimum to any replacement we try to sign. My thinking behind the mutual agreement for Shotton was more that we'd be more open to contributing to Downing's wages should Shotton be allowed to leave for cheaper. I mean it's six and two threes regardless of what happens if there is some kind of deal made. Link to post Share on other sites
Dynamo Kev 1,552 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 saints are more likely to but back chambers than go for gibbo. he wont be leaving us. Link to post Share on other sites
Daveymfc 39 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Like has been said, if we kick off the sale of Gibson first then we'll undoubtedly add an extra £5m minimum to any replacement we try to sign. My thinking behind the mutual agreement for Shotton was more that we'd be more open to contributing to Downing's wages should Shotton be allowed to leave for cheaper. I mean it's six and two threes regardless of what happens if there is some kind of deal made. Say we got £30mil that would get us flint and Bartley for £15m-£17m then money left over for #10 or winger Link to post Share on other sites
Will 2,958 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Like has been said, if we kick off the sale of Gibson first then we'll undoubtedly add an extra £5m minimum to any replacement we try to sign. My thinking behind the mutual agreement for Shotton was more that we'd be more open to contributing to Downing's wages should Shotton be allowed to leave for cheaper. I mean it's six and two threes regardless of what happens if there is some kind of deal made. Say we got £30mil that would get us flint and Bartley for £15m-£17m then money left over for #10 or winger Flint and Bartley are both significantly worse than Gibson, so why sell? Link to post Share on other sites
ManBearPig 1,833 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 As good as Gibson is, I personally don't see him being any where near the England set up come the summer. Unless there are any drastic injuries I don't think he'd be part of the squad... Link to post Share on other sites
BillyWoofs_shinpad 1,884 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 As good as Gibson is, I personally don't see him being any where near the England set up come the summer. Unless there are any drastic injuries I don't think he'd be part of the squad... No I'm pretty sure that you are right, he's not international quality yet, £30m for an uncapped championship player is a lot of money though. Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,937 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 As good as Gibson is, I personally don't see him being any where near the England set up come the summer. Unless there are any drastic injuries I don't think he'd be part of the squad... I'd agree with this. I think the following are all ahead of him: Cahill, Stones, Smalling, Keane, Maguire, arguably Chambers and knowing England, Phil Jones too. Link to post Share on other sites
mendieta420 988 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 If Southampton are asking 75m for VvD, we should be looking to fleece them Link to post Share on other sites
cornishboroboy 272 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 As good as Gibson is, I personally don't see him being any where near the England set up come the summer. Unless there are any drastic injuries I don't think he'd be part of the squad... I'd agree with this. I think the following are all ahead of him: Cahill, Stones, Smalling, Keane, Maguire, arguably Chambers and knowing England, Phil Jones too. Disagree. The one good thing going for him is that he is a natural left sided CB. He has every chance of being there. Link to post Share on other sites
richmfc 41 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 As good as Gibson is, I personally don't see him being any where near the England set up come the summer. Unless there are any drastic injuries I don't think he'd be part of the squad... I'd agree with this. I think the following are all ahead of him: Cahill, Stones, Smalling, Keane, Maguire, arguably Chambers and knowing England, Phil Jones too. Cahill stones smelling Keane yes but not maguire or chambers Link to post Share on other sites
Boro Badger 87 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Gibbo would be perfect on the left side of a back 3, which would suit City/Spurs - and maybe England if they setup that way Link to post Share on other sites
wilsoncgp 9,230 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Not even Stones or Smalling. Stones will get there via virtue of hype regardless of how he plays this season. Last season he was rubbish and yet we still want to call him up at every opportunity. Obviously something there but it's one of the strangest things ever, a centre back who is being lauded for everything but the ability to defend. It's a recipe for disaster when playing against some of the best strikers in the world. He's a *** Jonny Woodgate. Link to post Share on other sites
boksicdink 1,937 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Not even Stones or Smalling. Stones will get there via virtue of hype regardless of how he plays this season. Last season he was rubbish and yet we still want to call him up at every opportunity. Obviously something there but it's one of the strangest things ever, a centre back who is being lauded for everything but the ability to defend. It's a recipe for disaster when playing against some of the best strikers in the world. He's a *** Jonny Woodgate. I've based all of my choices based on hype. England managers go with the hype, hence picking players like Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard ahead of more deserving players. Link to post Share on other sites
Borodane 6,246 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Maguire and Chambers are not better than Gibson. Link to post Share on other sites
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